Same Time Next Summer
By Annabel Monaghan
Sam adores her eclectic parents, but her fiancé Jack can only tolerate their “artsy fartsy” ways in small doses. For as long as she can remember, her family escaped the busy city to spend glorious summers at their Long Island beach house. The youngest of the group, she was often on her own until she met the boy next door, Wyatt. As the years passed, Sam and Wyatt fell in love. First time romance can be hard on the heart, especially when it ends without closure. Over a decade later, Sam and Jack are at the beach house searching for the perfect wedding venue. Anxious about the chaotic home she dragged Jack into, Sam is shocked when she hears guitar music drifting from next door. After all these years, Wyatt is back. She never imagined seeing him again after he moved to California. Maybe Sam needs closure before the big day. As she painstakingly answers every wedding detail, the real question continues to haunt her – is she marrying the right guy? Delightfully narrated throughout the dual timeline of Sam and Wyatt’s lives, this read is simply perfect for a day at the beach!
The Seven Year Slip
By Ashley Poston
Clementine finds a handsome hunk with an adorable Southern accent standing in her new apartment. Initially frightened and completely confused, Clementine quickly develops a crush on this hot chef named Iwan (pronounced EE-wan) and they spend an amazing weekend together. When she leaves for work Monday morning, he disappears. This is the moment she realizes the apartment she inherited from her aunt is truly haunted. Her aunt had told her about the apartment’s special powers since she was a little girl, but Clementine thought these were stories. Aunt Analea, with whom she traveled the world and traded secrets, was the love of her life, and for the last year Clementine has deeply mourned her passing. Her dream job at the publishing house has lost its luster and her love life is nonexistent. As the summer in NYC arrives, she is fascinated by the idea that Iwan could reappear at any moment. There are two problems: She never knows when, and has realized Iwan exists seven years in the past. The saying couldn’t be more true that timing really is everything. This delicious bit of magical realism will take you on an enchanting summer adventure.
Kismet
By Becky Chalsen
This Fourth of July, twin sisters Amy and Jo Sharp turn 30. It is also the week of events leading up to Jo’s wedding. The sisters have always been inseparable, sharing every triumph and emotion. But lately Amy has been reticent, with plans rescheduled and ultimately canceled. The close-knit family barely knows Dave, the groom, but Jo, always the romantic, has been smitten since this speedy romance began six months ago. Friends and family arrive on the Kismet ferry to celebrate the young couple. This small Fire Island community has been a special place for the Sharp family, with long hot summers of swimming, BBQs and friends. Amy and her husband Ben step off the boat with fake smiles in place, but they do not appear happy. Dave’s parents are aloof and secretive, and Jo fears they don’t approve of this wedding. When the gorgeous best man Emmett disembarks, their world is turned upside down as Amy tries to hide a painful secret from the past. She doesn’t know if her heart can survive this topsy-turvy week or this runaway wedding. Say hello to summer with a quirky family, sisterly love and a fabulous setting.
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